We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Arkansas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
37,715 82.16% $71,184 H-1B
5,455 11.88% $24,988 H-2A
2,573 5.61% $249,224 PERM
159 0.35% $78,835 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Arkansas has seen a total of 45,902 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Arkansas is the H-1B visa with 37,715 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.16% of Arkansas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 5,455 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 11.88% of Arkansas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Arkansas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $50,578 92.86%
Physical Therapists 37 $63,185 88.10%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 36 $103,148 87.80%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $50,506 87.80%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $40,180 85.37%
Chemists 32 $48,138 80.00%
Social Science Research Assistants 30 $33,508 75.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $65,516 83.33%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 30 $54,652 83.33%
Sales Engineers 30 $92,025 90.91%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arkansas Employees Over Time
Arkansas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,412 employees were hired. Arkansas peaked in 2020 with 3,768 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 818 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Arkansas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bolivia 2 $73,923 33.33%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $61,735 40.00%
Turkmenistan 2 $31,569 40.00%
Panama 2 $197,600 40.00%
Ukraine 2 $40,464 40.00%
Rwanda 2 $48,839 40.00%
Jamaica 2 $75,165 40.00%
Kuwait 2 $66,751 40.00%
Indonesia 2 $33,478 50.00%
Estonia 2 $67,860 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wissen It Inc 4 $76,138 100.00%
Learnbeyond Consulting Llc 4 $76,128 100.00%
Evergreen Packaging Llc 4 $87,631 100.00%
Gerber Products Company 4 $83,413 100.00%
Technogen Inc 4 $82,820 100.00%
Topsys It Solutions Llc 4 $76,164 100.00%
Nextgen Global Resources Llc 4 $79,368 100.00%
Digital Datum Inc 4 $75,566 100.00%
Amdocs Inc 4 $75,463 100.00%
Nucor Corporation Nucor Steel Arkansas 4 $76,222 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Castons Blueberries 2 $22,578 100.00%
Raymond L Pieroni Louise G Pieroni Farms Partnership 2 $25,251 100.00%
Roelee Farms Partnership 2 $29,328 100.00%
West Line Farms Partnership 2 $29,328 100.00%
Seth Chappell 2 $26,520 100.00%
Ms Farms 2 $28,434 100.00%
Bo Mason Farm 2 $29,328 100.00%
Gilmore Farms Partnership 2 $28,059 100.00%
Jb Farms Partnership 2 $29,328 100.00%
East Half Farms 2 $24,086 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 1,402 $26,666 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 701 $25,637 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 384 $26,646 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 328 $22,415 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 258 $25,114 100.00%
Rice Farming 192 $25,277 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 177 $25,187 100.00%
Potato Farming 171 $24,505 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 143 $27,142 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 126 $24,436 100.00%

Arkansas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Arkansas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Arkansas over all years is $71,184. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage